Service Up Front

The Achilles heel for gravure always seems to be the price. Flexo’s quality is approaching that of gravure, and it’s less expensive. But again, basic gravure technology has not changed: you take an engraved roll, you mount it, you print. The rolls are expensive. So, alternatives must be sought. One alternative is to decrease your costs on the front end, an alternative espoused by Michelle Fontaine, manager of continual improvement, Amgraph Packaging, Inc., ­Versailes, Conn., and daughter of founder Ken Fontaine.